"Paul Gascoigne and Dwight Yorke. The Rooney biography led to a successful libel action in 2008 by David Moyes, the manager of his former club, Everton. He has also ghostwritten politician John Prescott's 2008 autobiography, ""Prezza, My Story: Pulling no Punches"". He writes a football column for the ""New Statesman"". A compilation of these articles was released as a book, ""The Fan"", in 2005 by Pomona Press. Davies writes ""Confessions of a Collector"" in ""The Guardian""<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Weekend colour magazine. He has written a book about his collections with the same title. Davies was appointed Officer of the Order of the"
"Not Without a Fight (book) Not Without a Fight: The Autobiography is a 2016 autobiography by South African politician Helen Zille. Zille is the current Premier of the Western Cape. She previously served as Mayor of Cape Town and as Leader of the Democratic Alliance. In the book Zille details her life, from her early start as a liberal journalist and staunch opponent of apartheid to her lengthy career in local, provincial and national politics in South Africa. In ""Mail & Guardian"" Shaun de Waal wrote that he was surprised to find Zille's book so ""engaging"", also writing that ""Not"
"Without a Fight"" ""must be one of the most readable of the many autobiographies by political figures to have emerged in South Africa"" In the ""Daily Maverick"" Palesa Morudu described the work as ""revealing, colourful, scathing, and more than a little exhausting"" and that Zille ""accounts for her life with pace, clarity, drama, suspense and humour"" Not Without a Fight (book) Not Without a Fight: The Autobiography is a 2016 autobiography by South African politician Helen Zille. Zille is the current Premier of the Western Cape. She previously served as Mayor of Cape Town and as Leader of the Democratic"
"day on which the 2018 Mercury Prize ceremony took place, in which ""No Shame"" was nominated. The book is a memoir presented in the form of thematic essays. Several topics included in ""My Thoughts Exactly"" were revealed by news media prior to the book's release. These include Allen being sexually assaulted by a music industry executive, an intervention for Allen staged by Chris Martin, and an apology in the book to Cheryl, with whom Allen had a longstanding disagreement with. ""Metro"" reports that Allen was unsurprised by the media response and ""used to it"". On 2 September 2018, Allen posted"
"No Regrets (book) No Regrets is a book co-written by former Kiss lead guitarist Ace Frehley, Joe Layden and John Ostrosky. The book covers the period from the early days of his life, his tenure with Kiss, solo career up to today. The book also contains various pictures from Frehley's life. The design was done by Joe O'Meara. Frehley noted that he is in process of writing a follow-up to ""No Regrets"". ""No Regrets"" debuted at #10 on New York Times' list in the hardcover non-fiction category. Released on November 1, 2011, the book peaked at #1 at Amazon.com in"
"""I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!"" in the UK, appeared in advertisements on UK television promoting a brand of British butter, written two autobiographies ""Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs"" (1993) and ""Anger is an Energy"" (2014), and produced some solo musical work, such as the album ""Psycho's Path"" (1997). In 2005, he released a compilation album, ""The Best of British £1 Notes"". There has been a recent revival of a 1980s movement to have Lydon knighted for his achievements with the Sex Pistols, even though he has declined efforts to award him an MBE for"
"autobiography"". Waging Heavy Peace Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippie Dream is the first autobiography by the rock musician Neil Young, published in 2012. Featuring a non-linear narrative, the book covers aspects of his career, family life, hobbies, and non-musical pursuits. It was generally well-received among critics. The book is Young's first autobiography and was written in 2011. According to Jimmy McDonough in the 2002 biography ""Shakey"", Young had previously stated he would not write about himself. He explains his reasons for writing the book in a chapter called ""Why This Book Exists"". The 66-year-old musician states that the book is"
"Waging Heavy Peace Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippie Dream is the first autobiography by the rock musician Neil Young, published in 2012. Featuring a non-linear narrative, the book covers aspects of his career, family life, hobbies, and non-musical pursuits. It was generally well-received among critics. The book is Young's first autobiography and was written in 2011. According to Jimmy McDonough in the 2002 biography ""Shakey"", Young had previously stated he would not write about himself. He explains his reasons for writing the book in a chapter called ""Why This Book Exists"". The 66-year-old musician states that the book is meant"
"Not Me, It's You"" (2009), ""Sheezus"" (2014) and ""No Shame"" (2018). Allen says that she wrote the book so her daughters will be able to understand her perspective on the events in her life, and to ""set the record straight"" following inaccuracies and misleading narratives by the British press. Allen wrote more chapters for the book that were not included, saying she could have ""gone on and on and on"". Her father did not read the memoir prior to its publication. The book was announced in August 2018 and published by Blink Publishing on 20 September 2018, coincidentally the same"
"anxiety with which she continues to grapple"". The ""Buffalo News"" called it a ""semi-satisfying look at what happens when you become a relatively well-known performer at a young age"". Scrappy Little Nobody Scrappy Little Nobody is a 2016 memoir by Anna Kendrick, comprising ""a collection of autobiographical essays"". An audiobook read by Kendrick was released along with the book. Kendrick said of the book: ""My goals for this book were to make people laugh, to feel connected to people, and maybe get people to feel more connected to me."" The book covers Kendrick's childhood in Maine, her Broadway career as"
"working title """"Whoops, There's a Dick in Me"""". Not Afraid of Life Not Afraid of Life: My Journey So Far is a memoir written by Bristol Palin and Nancy French. The book was released in June 2011. In ""Not Afraid of Life"", Bristol Palin discusses her personal life, including tensions with the McCain family, and losing her virginity. The book received mixed reviews. Palin was criticised for releasing a memoir at the age of 20. ""Not Afraid of Life"" had sold fewer than 10,000 copies as of September 2011. Soon after the book's release, comedian and television host Bill Maher"
"arts, literature, and continental theory, with a strong political focus. The journal presents a strong focus on non-European philosophy, political theory, and arts. Special issues have looked at contemporary cultural production in China, Pakistan, and Latin America. Naked Punch Review Naked Punch Review is a quarterly interdisciplinary review and magazine of philosophy, art, politics and poetry. Contributors have included Antonio Negri, Jacques Ranciere, Tariq Ali, Wim Wenders, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Arthur Danto, Richard Shusterman, Simon Critchley, Walden Bello, Michael Taussig, Adonis, Mahmoud Darvish among others. The magazine was founded in 2002 by a collective of young London-based thinkers called the"
"more of his plays, ""Rosemary"" and ""Hear the Hyena Laugh"" which received its posthumous premiere in January 2016. Three plays have been published by Samuel French and seven by DCG Media Group. His autobiography, ""No Official Umbrella"", has been described as, ‘…vastly entertaining from its description of his South African boyhood to his early vigorous and experimental life in the rural theatres of England and on to the big London stage. It is full of young people with now familiar names = on the way up, all made human, not just name dropping. Anecdotes and good stories by the bundle…."
"Scrappy Little Nobody Scrappy Little Nobody is a 2016 memoir by Anna Kendrick, comprising ""a collection of autobiographical essays"". An audiobook read by Kendrick was released along with the book. Kendrick said of the book: ""My goals for this book were to make people laugh, to feel connected to people, and maybe get people to feel more connected to me."" The book covers Kendrick's childhood in Maine, her Broadway career as a teenager, her film career, and performing and presenting at the Academy Awards. Alex McCown of ""The A.V. Club"" called ""Scrappy Little Nobody"" ""worth reading"", stating the book is"
"Growing Pains (book) Growing Pains is the title of Billie Piper's autobiography, released 19 October 2006 by Hodder & Stoughton. Piper signed a six-figure contract with publishers Hodder & Stoughton to write her autobiography ""Growing Pains"", which was released in the autumn of 2006. Apparently (according to a ""Top Gear"" interview), Piper only released the autobiography due to an unauthorised biography coming out. In the book, Piper divulges about her battle with anorexia that developed after a television presenter called her fat when she was a 16-year-old pop star. Piper began to use laxatives as well as starvation to drop"
"Nothing's Sacred (book) Nothing's Sacred is the autobiography of comedian Lewis Black. It was published in 2005, and republished in 2006 (paperback edition). The 2006 publication contains new material and one of the plays he wrote during his career as a playwright. The book has also been released in unabridged audio CD format, narrated by Black himself. The book is narrated in the same fashion as Black's stand-up routines, with explicit language, sarcasm, and constant fits of rage. The book primarily accounts Lewis' admiration for his seemingly eccentric family, his disregard for authority, his education, past habitual drug use, his"
"perspectives on current issues, and other real-life events such as his hitchhiking trip in Europe or his late pet dog, John-John. The book's layout is in semi-chronological order. The book has no table of contents and a lengthy page of acknowledgments. Nothing's Sacred (book) Nothing's Sacred is the autobiography of comedian Lewis Black. It was published in 2005, and republished in 2006 (paperback edition). The 2006 publication contains new material and one of the plays he wrote during his career as a playwright. The book has also been released in unabridged audio CD format, narrated by Black himself. The book"
"the ""Music"" and ""Composers & Musicians"" categories. The release of the book was followed by Frehley's book signing at several book stores across the country. No Regrets (book) No Regrets is a book co-written by former Kiss lead guitarist Ace Frehley, Joe Layden and John Ostrosky. The book covers the period from the early days of his life, his tenure with Kiss, solo career up to today. The book also contains various pictures from Frehley's life. The design was done by Joe O'Meara. Frehley noted that he is in process of writing a follow-up to ""No Regrets"". ""No Regrets"" debuted"
"minimal. ""Into the Void"", which was Frehley's lone contribution to the record, including vocals and lead guitar duties, is believed to be the only track that all four original members performed on. After completing the ""Farewell Tour"" with Kiss in late 2001, Frehley left the band and resumed his solo career. In October 2018, he reunited with Kiss on the Kiss Kruise. This is the first time Frehley and the band have performed since 2002. Ace Frehley released his autobiography, ""No Regrets - A Rock 'N' Roll Memoir"", on November 1, 2011. The autobiography was authored by Frehley, Joe Layden"
"running time that would fit on one disc. The album is named after Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P. Newton’s autobiography. Explaining the album title, Cope told ""Uncut"" magazine, ""What is revolutionary suicide? For me, it’s Hunter S. Thompson, a practitioner of Western thought to the max, who did all he could and quit honourably [i.e. committed suicide]. It’s the idea of ultimate freedom. In a secular country, where we’re all supposed to be our own Pope, surely we can also be our own hangman if it gets too much?"" Musically, ""Revolutionary Suicide"" ranges from folk and rock, with elements"
"with that? Sometimes the absolute most positive thing you can be in a boring society is completely negative."" Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs Rotten is a 1994 autobiographical book by John Lydon, co-authored by Keith Zimmerman and Kent Zimmerman. The book was named one of the 25 best rock memoirs by ""Rolling Stone"" magazine. ""Rotten"" chronicles the life of John Lydon aka ""Johnny Rotten"", lead singer of the Sex Pistols and PiL. In the book Lydon expresses condemnation towards former Sex Pistols, Malcolm McLaren, hippies, rich people, racists, sexists and the English political system. He says that ""A"
"2013, Chicken Ranch Records, an independent punk label in Pollack's home of Austin, re-released the album, including a new ""bonus track"" called ""Beer and Weed,"" as a digital album and limited-edition vinyl. Pollack and Smith played several shows, including South By Southwest, with a newly formed Invasion, before once again vanishing into the mists of rock-n-roll time. Neal Pollack Neal Pollack (born March 1, 1970) is an American satirist, novelist, short story writer, and journalist. He lives in Austin, Texas. Pollack has written ten books: ""The Neal Pollack Anthology of American Literature"", ""Never Mind the Pollacks"", ""Beneath the Axis of"
"Shawna Kenney Shawna Kenney (born August 4, 1969) is an American author and journalist. Kenney was born in Auburn, New York. She authored the memoir ""I Was a Teenage Dominatrix"" (Last Gasp) at the age of 29. The book developed an underground cult following, receiving a Firecracker Alternative Book Award in 2000, with translations published in Italy and the UK. Kenney's personal essays appear in several anthologies, most notably ""Without a Net: The Female Experience of Growing Up Working Class"" (Seal Press, edited by Michelle Tea) and ""Pills, Thrills, Chills and Heartache: Adventures in the First Person"" (edited by Michelle"
"No Shame (Lily Allen album) No Shame is the fourth studio album by English singer Lily Allen. It was released on 8 June 2018 by Parlophone. Following the release of ""Sheezus"" (2014), Allen suffered from an identity crisis and did not connect with the music she had been creating. This was followed by a breakdown in Allen's marriage. Following Allen's divorce, she began working on new music which saw her writing about things that she had been affected by including the relationship with herself, her children, her ex-husband and substance abuse. Recording for the album began in Los Angeles in"
"she wanted to explore when creating ""No Shame"". Later that year, in December, a song called ""Trigger Bang"" was leaked and featured rapper Giggs. On 24 January 2018 Allen announced her new album will be called ""No Shame"". The album was released 8 June 2018. On 20 September 2018, Allen published the memoir ""My Thoughts Exactly"" with Blink Publishing. Allen began dating musician Ed Simons of the Chemical Brothers in September 2007, and in December, Allen announced that she and Simons were expecting a child. Allen announced that she suffered a miscarriage in January 2008. However, in her 2018 memoir"
"Christine Clifford Christine Clifford is an American author and professional speaker based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is most known for her books ""Not Now…I’m Having a No Hair Day!"" which was released in 2005 and ""YOU, Inc. The Art of Selling Yourself"", which was released in 2007. In 1994, after Clifford was diagnosed with cancer, she started writing and drawing and ultimately left her job as a marketing executive. She has written eight books since. She is the CEO and owner of Christine Clifford Enterprises, an umbrella under which she operates four companies. Clifford was born in Michigan and raised"
"Elspeth Cameron Elspeth MacGregor Cameron (born 10 January 1943) is a Canadian writer best known for her biographies of noted Canadian literary figures such as Irving Layton and Earle Birney. She is also noted for her 1997 memoir ""No Previous Experience"", a memoir of her process of self-discovery when, having previously identified as heterosexual, she began to develop a sexual and romantic attraction to historian Janice Dickin McGinnis. She has also published a volume of poetry. She currently lives in St. Catharines, Ontario. Cameron has taught at Concordia University, the University of Toronto and Brock University. Her biography of Hugh"
"Autobiography (Morrissey) Autobiography is a book by the British singer-songwriter Morrissey, published in October 2013. Controversially, it was published under the Penguin Classics imprint. It was a number one best-seller in the UK and received polarised reviews, with certain reviewers hailing it as brilliant writing and others decrying it as overwrought and self-indulgent. Morrissey mentioned that he had begun work on his autobiography in a radio interview in 2002. An extract from ""Autobiography"" titled ""The Bleak Moor Lies"" was published in 2009 as part of ""The Dark Monarch: Magic & Modernity in British Art"", a compendium published by Tate St"
"cantankerous, entitled, whingeing, self-martyred human being who ever drew breath. And those are just his good qualities."" ""Autobiography"" became the number one selling book in the UK upon release, setting a new first week sales record for a music autobiography. It also topped the non-fiction chart in Ireland. Autobiography (Morrissey) Autobiography is a book by the British singer-songwriter Morrissey, published in October 2013. Controversially, it was published under the Penguin Classics imprint. It was a number one best-seller in the UK and received polarised reviews, with certain reviewers hailing it as brilliant writing and others decrying it as overwrought and"
"I Don't Care About Your Band I Don't Care About Your Band: ""What I Learned From Indie Rockers, Trust Funders, Pornographers, Faux-Sensitive Hipsters, Felons and Other Guys I've Dated"" is an autobiographical memoir written by comedian Julie Klausner. Published in January 2010 by Gotham Books, the book was inspired by Klausner's ""New York Times"" ""Modern Love"" piece about getting the brush-off from an indie rock musician. The book details Klausner's many romantic and sexual misadventures throughout her 20s. It features the foibles of Julie as she semi-fictionally recounts dysfunctional relationship after dysfunctional relationship. In July 2010, it was announced that"
"editions and updates. He also wrote an autobiography, ""No Brains at All"" (1990). Other publications included ""The Melbourne I Remember"" (2004) and ""Moonee Ponds to Broadway"" (2006), a study of his friend and fellow Melburnian, the satirist Barry Humphries. In 1967 he became founding secretary of the Anti-Football League, a tongue-in-cheek organisation that pokes fun at the Australian rules football obsession. An enthusiastic commuter and recreational cyclist, he was the first president of the ""Bicycle Institute of Victoria"" (now known as Bicycle Network) from its founding in 1974 to 1978. He was a bicycle touring enthusiast who with his wife"
"Piper calling her claim ""rubbish"" and stating she feels ""bewildered"" by the allegation. In recent publication, a re-issue of her autobiography has been printed. The re-issue features critics' reviews on the back, a completely different cover and an extension chapter. There are 4 special photo sections in the book. Growing Pains (book) Growing Pains is the title of Billie Piper's autobiography, released 19 October 2006 by Hodder & Stoughton. Piper signed a six-figure contract with publishers Hodder & Stoughton to write her autobiography ""Growing Pains"", which was released in the autumn of 2006. Apparently (according to a ""Top Gear"" interview),"
"Revolutionary Suicide Revolutionary Suicide is an autobiography written by Huey P. Newton, co-founder and leader of the Black Panther Party (BPP). The Chief ideologue and strategist of the BPP, Newton taught himself how to read during his last year of high school, which led to his enrollment in Merrit College in Oakland in 1966; the same year he formed what was then known as the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. The Party urged members to challenge the status quo with armed patrols of the impoverished streets of black Oakland, and to form coalitions with other oppressed groups. The party spread"